How to change background in a photo?

[Blu101]

I have a photo of me that I would like to take my outline (body), remove and place onto a different background to create a new photo. Is this possible? I only have iPhoto, pixelmator and sketchbook express. Thanks.

I'm a newbie at photo editing

 

[jdavtz]

Yes it's possible with Pixelmator.

Online you'll find tutorials, probably for Photoshop, but Pixelmator will have the tools you need.

Essentially, you need to either - select what you want to keep, copy, and paste onto new background, or, paint a 'mask' over the picture to make invisible (transparent) what you don't want, and place a layer with the new desired background underneath so it shows through.

 

[Blu101]

^^

Cool, thanks.